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Beef Shawarma
A very easy, tried-and-true homemade beef shawarma recipe. Learn the marinade ingredients as well as the parsley salad and the tahini/tarator sauces served with it. Delicious served as a sandwich.
How to Make Shahbaya Roast
A successful, easy, and delicious homemade roast recipe — a new addition to our roast beef (shahbaya) collection. A real show-stopper!
Balah al-Sham (Deep-Fried Syrup Pastries)
Balah al-Sham — a classic Levantine sweet. Very tasty and easy to make. The dough is fried in cold oil (a key tip for success). Read the steps carefully and prepare delicious balah al-sham.
Turkish Pastry Dough
Turkish pastry dough is suitable for a wide range of appetizers. Learn the recipe in simple steps and enjoy it with meat, cheese, kishk, shanklish, and other fillings.
Thin Samosa Dough
Making pies or samosas at home has never been easier... Try this tried-and-tested recipe for samosa dough or pie dough... As for the filling, it is up to you
Chicken Shawarma
This is a tried-and-true homemade chicken shawarma recipe that will undoubtedly spare you from buying ready-made meals... Why not make shawarma in your own kitchen to protect your health and your wallet?
Smoked Beef Shawarma in Tortilla Cones
Smoked beef shawarma served in a very creative way — in tortilla cones. Every detail of this recipe is inventive, from the marinade to the cooking and presentation. Discover the full method below.
Homemade Beef Shawarma
Delicious homemade beef shawarma — an authentic, carefully made recipe. Homemade shawarma is lighter since it doesn’t contain much fat. This recipe includes tips to make it extra tasty — don’t forget the parsley salad and tahini (tartar) sauce.
Pistachio Pasha Sweets
Pistachio Pasha sweets are an extremely easy dessert that require no oven and only a few simple preparations. Try them for your family and guests — they’ll love them.
How Do We Make the Tastiest Manakish Dough?
The tastiest, easiest tried-and-tested dough for making manakish at home. You can prepare this perfect dough and choose the filling you like, whether zaatar, cheese, kishk, vegetables, or all of them for a varied and hearty breakfast.
Vegetarian Shawarma Recipe
For anyone following a special diet or avoiding meat: the long-awaited fully plant-based replacement for meat shawarma. Here is the vegetarian shawarma recipe—enjoy.
How to Make Homemade Chicken Shawarma
An easy, tried-and-tested home method for making chicken shawarma. Shawarma is a favorite recipe for both adults and children, and it can be the magic answer for kids who do not like eating chicken.
Easy Qareesha Pie
Easy Qareesha pie with a detailed, clear recipe you can follow step by step to make the tastiest qareesha pie. Enjoy!
Laminated Sambousek with Two Doughs
A brilliant, flaky sambousek made by combining two types of dough — water (oil) dough and butter dough. Try mixing two doughs in one recipe for extra flakiness. Full details below.
Dawood Basha
Dawood Basha — a practical, quick and very tasty meatball dish that doesn’t require many ingredients. Serve with rice.
How to Make Pizza Dough
Secrets to pizza success lie in the dough—here’s the classic dough method and your choice of toppings.
How to Make Dough for Pies and Samosas
No feast table is complete without pastry dishes. Here is this simple, tried-and-tested recipe for making dough for all kinds of pies and samosas.
Gozzi Parcels with Samosa Dough
Gozzi parcels, or ouzi, made with crisp, flaky samosa dough. A detailed step-by-step recipe that has been tested and is very delicious. Try it and serve it with yogurt.

















